1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
2. alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)

1. to pull
2. to play (a bowed instrument)
3. to drag
4. to draw
5. to chat
6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels

1. lucky
2. giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 lǐ

1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
2. neighborhood
3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮 zhèn and neighborhood 鄰 lín levels

1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
2. mountain-like in appearance
3. highest level
4. classifier for camels